U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Health Care Mandate
(CBS News) In a historic decision, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the critical piece of President Obama's Affordable Care Act, the individual mandate.
By upholding the individual mandate -- the requirement for all Americans to acquire health insurance -- the court kept what many described as the "heart" of the law. The decision creates some certainty surrounding federal health care policy, allowing federal and state rulemakers to, for now, implement the law.
The decision was five to four, with Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the liberal justices and writing the majority opinion.
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